U.S., EU & Japan Express Concerns over China AD Practices at WTO Meeting
The U.S. said it was deeply troubled by what it described as lack of due process in China’s antidumping actions, and in particular the imposition last December of AD measures on imports of some $3 billion worth of U.S. automobiles, at a meeting of the World Trade Organization’s Meeting on Anti-Dumping Practices on April 23. The U.S. also said it was concerned on Mexican AD rate calculations, while Japan questioned 4 U.S. AD measures on Japanese products.
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China Says its AD Investigations are Fair and WTO-Consistent
With respect to U.S. concerns on China’s AD measures on automobiles, as well as Japan and the European Union’s concerns about two other Chinese AD investigations, the WTO reports that China said it had improved practices to ensure the rights of parties concerned in AD investigations, and maintained that its AD measures were consistent with the WTO. It said it imposed AD on U.S. automobiles because imports were rising rapidly and per-unit price was going down. Regarding an AD investigation of Japanese and EU products, it said its investigation was fair and that the final determination would be based on facts.
U.S. Companies Express Concerns over Mexico AD Rates on Chicken
According to the WTO, the U.S. said its companies have communicated serious concerns regarding the dumping margin calculations by the Mexican authorities on chicken legs and thighs from the US. Mexico said its measures were fully in line with WTO rules.
Japan Questions Four 20-Year Old U.S. AD Orders
The WTO reports that Japan said it welcomed the U.S. revocation of AD duty on steel plate from Japan early this year, but it continued to be concerned about four U.S. measures on Japanese products that were more than 20 years old. The U.S. said the situation could be explained by the lack of participation of Japanese companies in U.S. sunset reviews. Japan said there was little interest from Japanese companies because they believe there was little chance the U.S. measures in question would be allowed to lapse.